Snowden’s Latest Appearance In Russian Media Shows Him Petting A Dog

"Russian TV shows new photo of Edward Snowden playing with his dog Rick (?) somewhere in Russia," BBC NewsMoscow Correspondent Steve Rosenberg tweeted on Sunday. "Host says: 'Both of them look at ease.'"

Edward Snowden's latest appearance in Russian media shows the 31-year-old American with a dog named "Rick."

Snowden has been in Russia since June 23, 2013. Here's how he got there:

After arriving in Hong Kong on May 20, 2012, Snowden spent 11 days off the grid before checking into the Mira Hotel under his own name.

He reportedly met with American journalists Laura Poitras and Glenn Greenwald on June 3 and began publishing stories revealing NSA domestic spying.

On June 9, Snowden revealed himself to the world beforereaching outto WikiLeaks for help finding asylum. A few days later, heprovided documentsrevealing"operational details of specific attacks on computers, including internet protocol (IP) addresses, dates of attacks and whether a computer was still being monitored remotely" toLana Lam of the South China Morning Post.

On June 15, the US asked Hong Kong to provisionally arrest Snowden for the purposes of extradition and subsequentlyrevokedhis passport on June 22. WikiLeaks advisor Sarah Harrison flew to Moscow on June 23.

Very little is known about Snowden's discussions with Russian officialsin Hong Kong or his living arrangements in Russia.

Ex-KGB Major BorisKarpichkovbelievesthat Russian spies tricked Snowden into going to Moscow. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange hassaidthat he advised Snowden to go to Russia and stay there because he wouldn't be safe elsewhere.

Anatoly Kucherena, who sits on the public-relations body for the FSB, serves as Snowden's lawyer in Russia. And Russians are masters at weaponizing information.

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Snowden's Latest Appearance In Russian Media Shows Him Petting A Dog